Sunday, July 20, 2003

Summer Surgeries 2003

Summer of 2003, Ben had two major surgeries. The first one was performed in June by a pediatric surgeon, Dr. Latchaw. The name of the surgery was a "Fundoplication" or Nissan wrap. This is where they take the top of your stomach and wrap it tightly around your esophagus so that the food in your stomach won't "reflux" or travel back up the esophagus into your mouth. This surgery was done to prevent Ben from aspirating food into his lungs. He stayed 8 days in the PICU at Dartmouth and recovered quite nicely from the surgery. The only drawback was that his swallowing capabilities were changed and so when his secretions would pool in the back of the throat he would start coughing, choking and turning blue. We tried so hard to fix this problem but in the end, the only thing that helped was to have a "Tracheotomy" done.

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I Am A Child Of God

Welcome to my webpage. Here you can learn all about me. I am an 8 year old boy who loves to be loved. I have hydranencephaly and so I am not able to care for myself. I have a trach to help me breathe, a g-tube to help me eat and a loving family to help me thrive. Join me in my journey and see how I continue to grow on LOVE!